Poison-indicator.



J. B. SMITH. POISON mmcuon. APPLIO'ATION FILED MAR. 23, 190B.

910,154. Patented Jan. 19, 1909.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN B. SMITH, OF KNOXVILLE, TENNESSEE.

POISON -INDICATOR.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J 01m B. SMITH, a citizen of the United States, residing at Knoxville in the county of Knox and State of Tennessee, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Poison-Indicators, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawing.

This invention relates to improvements in poison indicators for bottles, and relates particularly to an indicator formed integral with a bottle-neck.

The object of the invention is the provision of means for facilitating the warning of a person that a bottle contains a poison liquid or substance.

Another object of the invention is the production of an indicator, which is comparatively simple and inexpensive to construct, and which will positively indicate to a person that there is danger in taking the contents of a bottle constructed in accordance with the present invention, whereby y accidental administration of a poisonous substance or liquid will be obviated by the use of my invention.

A further object of the invention is to minimize the cost of construction and to produce a simple and efficient device comprising a minimum number of parts.

WVith these and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts, as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device constructed in accordance with the present invention. Fig. 2 is a top plan View of thestructure depicted in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a portion of the bottle neck and one of the heads.

Referring to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the body of a bottle or receptacle of any preferred type, and which is provided with a neck 2. The neck 2 is provided with a head 3, in which is positioned a removable stopper or cork 4:. Preferably formed upon opposite portions of the neck 2 and the head 3, is a pair of auxiliary heads 5 integral with the auxiliary necks 6. The heads and necks 5 and 6, respectively, are roughened or serrated for constituting a bulged roughened portion extending longitudinally of the bottle-neck 2.

Eachhead 5 terminates at its upper end Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 23, 1908.

Patented Tan. 19, 1909.

Serial No. 422,775.

in an upper jaw 7 and a lower jaw 8. The extreme upper or outer end of the upper jaw 7 is pointed, as at 9, constituting a sharpened spur. The lower or inner jaw 8 also terminates in a sharp point, which constitutes another spur or sharpened vertically-extending tooth, whereas each jaw is provided with inwardly-extending sharpened teeth that may be engaged by the hand. Secured in the mouth or between the jaws of each head, is a pointed tongue or fang 10, which extends slightly beyond the ends of the jaws and also acts as a warning means, because a hand may engage this pointed fang and warn the person grasping the bottle. The bulging portions, constituted by the heads and the necks 5 and 6, respectively, will tend to warn a person that the bottle is filled with poisonous contents, but the structure is also more positive in indicating the contents of the bottle, by reason of the additional warning means constituted by the peculiarly-constructed elements.

Preferably, formed at opposite sides of the head 3 of the bottle-neck 2 and positioned between the reptile-like heads 5, are upwardly and outwardlyextending spurs or pointed portions 11, which will warn a person, if the hand should engage the bottle-neck, between the reptile-heads.

From the foregoing description, it is to be understood that I have produced a bottle having a neck, the head 3 of which is surrounded by upwardly and outwardlyextending spurs, which permit the cork to be quickly and easily removed by a person handling the bottle with care, still, if a person grasps the bottle-neck hastily, or in the dark, which is usually done when poisonous substances are taken unintentionally, will positively warn the person of the nature of the contents of the bottle. It is also to be noted that the different spurs, constituted by the pointed structure of the jaws and the pointed extensions 11, terminate in different horizontal planes, thereby giving an uneven contour to the upper portion of the bottle-neck, which surrounds the cork, although the liquid can be easily poured out between any one of the spurs or extensions 11 and the head 5.

In one of the spurs 11, I form a hole or aperture 12, which opens at its inner end upon a channel or groove 13, thereby providing a dropper for permitting liquid to pass rom the hollow-neck to a receptacle.

Integral with the apertured spuris a fanlike guard 14, which prevents the placing of the bottle-neck to the lips. It will, therefore, be noted that I have provided a dropper upon my neck, which is formed by means of an integral structure; the outer end of the spur projects beyond the outer edge of the fan-like guard 14, and serves to warn a person, if a part of the body, as for instance, the fingers, should come in contact with the guard 01' spur. The reptile-like heads will also warn an observer to take not-ice of the contents of the receptacle prior to administrating the same, and it is to be noted that I have provided a peculiarlyconstructed portion or portions upon the bottle, which when grasped, will warn a person, and which will also warn him without grasping the same, owing to their con figuration or contour.

hat I claim is:

1. A device of the character described,

comprising a receptacle provided with a neck having a horizontal head and reptilelike heads integral with the first-mentioned head and projecting above the same and constituting a warning means.

2. A device of the character described, comprising a receptacle provided with a neck, said neck having a mouth, and said neck provided with reptile-like heads upon opposite sides and with integral spurs upon opposite sides and formed between the rep tile-like heads.

3. As a new article of manufacture, a bottle provided with a neck, said neck provided with a head, auxiliary heads and necks integral with said first-mentioned head and neck.

4. In a device of the character described, the combination, with a neck provided with a mouth, of an integral, auxiliary neck formed upon said firstmentioned neck and provided with a head terminating at its outer or upper end in sharpened points projecting above the mouth.

5. A device of the character described, comprising a receptacle provided with a neck, a head provided with jaws, integral with said neck, and each jaw terminating at its outer or upper end in a sharpened point and a tongue having a sharpened polnt positioned between the ]&WS.

6. A device of the character described,

comprising a receptacle provided with a neck, a plurality of points or spurs arranged in sets at opposite sides of the neck, and warning means formed integral upon said neck bet-ween said sets of spurs or points.

7. A device of the character described, comprising a receptacle provided with a neck and a head and a spur integral with said neck, the head provided with a pointed portion.

8. A device of the character described, comprising a receptacle provided with a neck having a head, the head provided with an opening, and a series of spurs extending vertically above said head and spaced apart,

some of said spurs terminating in different horizontal planes from the other spurs.

9. A device of the character described, comprising a receptacle provided with a hollow neck, said neck provided with an integral fan-like guard, and. spur, the spur extending beyond the outer edge of the guard.

10. A device of the character described, comprising a receptacle provided with a hollow neck and heads at opposite sides of said hollow-neck, and a fan-like guard positioned between said heads.

11. A device of the character described,

comprising a hollow neck provided with a spur, said spur provided with a channel or groove and an aperture in said spur communicating at one end wit-h said channel.

12. A device of the character described, comprising a receptacle provided with a neck, a fan-like guard integral with said neck and provided with an aperture ex-- tending therethrough. In testimony whereof I hereunto affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN B. SMITH.

Witnesses N. H. MEAOHAM, J. L. DRIVER. 

